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TIL:A man flew hundreds of tires to the top of a dormant volcano and set fire to them to fool locals into thinking it became active again just for an April fools

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R5j9Q TIL The version of Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me" that was released was a demo vocal version
NGve TIL that sunglasses were originally prescribed to patients with syphilis to help with light sensitivity
yVy6l TIL 💥 GRB 221009A nicknamed BOAT • Brightest Of All Time • was the most powerful event ever recorded by humankind. It was a gamma-ray burst detected on October 9, 2022 ~ 2 billion light-years away and released 10,000 times the energy our sun will produce over its lifetime
BGVd TIL A man named Henry Magee killed a cop who was executing a no knock warrant in Texas. Ultimately, he was not charged (with killing the cop) because he thought someone was breaking into his home. In Texas, you can use deadly force to defend self and property.
R70mj TIL in 1936 a man was killed by a kangaroo. The kangaroo "broke the jaw" and inflicted "extensive head injuries" on the man, who was attacked after attempting to rescue his two dogs. It is the only documented case of a fatal kangaroo attack.